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Old 01-25-2013, 05:27 PM  
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***OFFICIAL*** 2013 STL Cardinals Thread

From Bernie's column:

People have asked me why we’re not more emotional,” Matheny said in his office after Sunday’s game. “They say that we look subdued, always intense. That our actions are methodical, robotic at times. That’s what got us here. This isn’t the time to change it.”

It’s hard to argue with the manager’s assessment. The Cardinals finished with 97 victories, most by a Cards team since 2005, and tied with Boston for No. 1 in the majors this year.


Their 54-27 showing at Busch Stadium matches the 1985 team for the best single-season home winning percentage (.667) by the Cardinals since 1944.

A postseason theme has emerged, and it echoes the mantra that surfaced before the start of 2013: remember the fall of 2012. Remember falling to San Francisco in the NLCS.


The Cardinals’ veterans still haven’t forgotten. They still aren’t over it. It’s why Matheny resists GM John Mozeliak’s urgings to smile and put on a happier face.


Here's the most impressive aspect of the Cardinals' division championship: they prevailed over two other outstanding teams, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.



The 97-win Cardinals were better this year (regular season) than they were in 2011, when they won 90 games, and 2012, when they won 88.
Here are a few numbers that help put the Cardinals' Central title and No. 1 NL seed in perspective:



* Since MLB switched to a three-division format in each league in 1994, this was only the sixth time that a division had three 90-plus win teams. St. Louis won 97, Pittsburgh 94, and Cincinnati 90.
* Since the format change, this was only the second time that an NL division had three 90-win teams. In 2002 the NL West had Arizona (98 wins), San Francisco (95) and Los Angeles (92).
* The 2013 Cardinals faced more esteemed and difficult competition at the top of the division than any of the division-winning teams managed by Tony La Russa.

The Pirates were hardly pushovers; the Cardinals had to work like mad and kick in with a strong finish to put the division away, and didn't clinch until Game No. 160.



The Cardinals went 9-10 against Pittsburgh this season and were 11-8 vs. Cincinnati.


The Cardinals won only three of 10 games at PNC Park in Pittsburgh and split the 10 games at Cincinnati. The Cardinals were 6-3 against both teams at Busch Stadium.


The Cardinals (1st), Pirates (3rd) and Reds (5th) ranked among the top five in wins in the NL. The three teams were among the top 11 in wins in MLB. All three teams finished in the top five in the majors for best overall ERA, and each were in the top five MLB for best starting-pitching ERA.


The original purpose to this piece was to point out that the Cardinals managed to finish with the league's best record while competing in a division that had three 90-win teams for only the second time in the last 19 years of National League baseball.



The Cardinals really earned this.
Thanks for reading ...
— Bernie

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Old 07-13-2013, 07:11 PM   #2746
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This has been a complete fundamental cluster**** all the way around tonight.
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Old 07-13-2013, 07:14 PM   #2747
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At this point, I'd rather Joe Kelly start than Lance Lynn.
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Old 07-13-2013, 07:15 PM   #2748
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And how important is Yadier Molina to the Cardinals?


Tonights game is an example.
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Old 07-13-2013, 07:16 PM   #2749
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And how important is Yadier Molina to the Cardinals?


Tonights game is an example.
He's worth probably 15 WATC.

And what the **** was Adams looking at there? He's the only LHB I've ever seen that swings on a back-Achilles slider.
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Is it unrealistic to think if Yadi is playing tonight, it's potentially a 3 to 1 game at least?
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And FWIW, I'm not giving up much for Matt Garza, no matter who I am. I don't think the guy is worth it.
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Old 07-13-2013, 07:20 PM   #2752
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What is it about Wrigley in the second half of the season?

I was up there in August 2011 to watch us lose the series. Hopefully like 2011, they get their shit together within a week or so of getting ass raped by a shitty team.
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We never play well at Wrigley.
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They better hope like hell the starting pitching improves from the rest of the break, or that Martinez and/or Wacha come on strong.
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Old 07-13-2013, 07:24 PM   #2755
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Considering the fact that we're the best team in NL history and yet have a losing record against the worst, I think it's fair to say we play like shit against the Cubs, period.
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Considering the fact that we're the best team in NL history and yet have a losing record against the worst, I think it's fair to say we play like shit against the Cubs, period.


Fair enough.
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With Martinez in the pen, Waino going tomorrow, and the ASB on the horizon, why the hell don't you pinch hit for Lynn ?
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With Martinez in the pen, Waino going tomorrow, and the ASB on the horizon, why the hell don't you pinch hit for Lynn ?
Mike Matheny haz a stupid.
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And FWIW, a guy my dads boss knows who works for the Cardinals, said that it's thought in the organization that Martinez has the best stuff in the system outside of Wainwright.
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